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U.S. Navy photo by (RELEASED) Photographer's Mate 1st Class David A. Levy · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyerlarger figure on 4 of 4
Moudge-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source150 m (492 ft 2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer | Moudge-class frigate |
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| Power | — | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,500 kW) engines 4 × 740 hp (550 kW) diesel generators[source] |
| Builders | Hyundai Heavy Industries Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering[source] | Iranian Navy's Factories Marine Industries Organization[source] |
| Operators | Republic of Korea Navy[source] | Islamic Republic of Iran Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Gwanggaeto the Great class[source] | Alvand class |
95 m (311 ft 8 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Succeeded by | Sejong the Great class[source] | — |
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| Built | 2002-2006[source] | 2001–present[source] |
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| In commission | 2003–[source] | — |
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| Active | 0?[source] |
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| Type | Destroyer[source] | Frigate[source] |
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| Propulsion | Hanhwa GE LM2500, Doosan MTU 956 Combined diesel or gas[source] | — |
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| Armament | 1 × 5 inch (127 mm)/L62 caliber Mk 45 Mod 4 naval gun 1 × 30 mm Goalkeeper CIWS 1 × RAM Block 1 CIWS 8 × SSM-700K Haeseong Anti-ship Missiles 32-cell Mk 41 VLS for SM-2 Block IIIA 24-cell K-VLS for: K-ASROC Red Shark Hyunmoo III land attack cruise missiles[source] | Naval guns 1 × 76 mm Fajr-27 naval gun 1 × 40 mm Fath-40 AAA or 1 × 30mm Kamand CIWS 2 × 20 mm cannons Oerlikon 2 × 12.7 mm heavy machine guns Surface to air missiles 4 × Mehrab SAM , a naval version of the Sayyad-2 or 4 × Sayyad-3 SAM Anti-ship missiles 4 × Noor or Qader anti-ship missiles (Some ships are equipped with 8 anti-ship missiles) Anti-submarine warfare 2 × triple 324 mm torpedoes[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × Super Lynx helicopters[source] | 1 × Bell 214 ASW helicopter[source] |
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| Notes | Wang Geon is currently (April 2015) acting in a NEO / Temporary diplomatic mission role on station off the coast of Yemen . She was originally in the area as part of the Cheonghae Unit rotation.[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | South Korea[source] South Korea[source] | — |
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| Name | — | Moudge[source] |
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| In service | — | 2010–present[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Lost | — | 6 (1 unconfirmed)[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Asr 3D PESA long-range radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | 2 × 8 tube chaff launcher[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Helicopter landing pad[source] |
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